Josua 15 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

Judas territorium

1 Ved lodtrækning fik klanerne af Judas stamme tildelt jord i det område, der mod sydøst grænser op til Edom og strækker sig helt ned i Zins ørken.

2 Sydgrænsen gik fra Det Døde Havs sydvestlige kant, syd om Akrabbimpasset, videre gennem Zins ørken, syd om Kadesh-Barnea til Hetzron. Så gik den op til Addar, drejede imod Karka og videre til Atzmon, indtil den nåede Egyptens Bæk, som den fulgte helt ud til Middelhavet.

5 Østgrænsen gik langs Det Døde Hav op til Jordanflodens udløb. Nordgrænsen begyndte ved bugten, hvor Jordanfloden løber ud i Det Døde Hav,

6 gik nordpå til Bet-Hogla og videre vestpå nord om Bet-ha-Araba til Bohans sten, opkaldt efter Rubens søn.

7 Derfra løb den gennem Akors dal til Debir, hvor den drejede mod nordvest til Gelilot,* som ligger over for Adummimpasset på dalens sydside. Derfra løb grænsen videre til kilderne ved En-Shemesh og videre til En-Rogel,

8 hvorfra den løb gennem Hinnoms dal og fulgte den sydlige side af Jebus-højdedraget, hvor Jerusalem ligger, derpå mod vest over bjergene på den anden side af Hinnoms dal og ved den nordlige ende af Refaimdalen.

9 Fra bjergkammen fortsatte den til Neftoakilden og videre til byerne på Efrons bjerg, før den drejede i en bue op til Ba’ala, som Kirjat-Jearim også kaldes.

10 Fra Ba’ala løb den videre til Seirs bjerge forbi byen Kesalon på Jearimbjergets nordlige skråning helt ned til Bet-Shemesh, hvorfra den fortsatte til Timna. Herfra gik grænsen videre til højdedraget nord for Ekron. Her drejede den i en bue mod nord til Shikkaron og videre til Ba’alabjerget, hvorfra den fortsatte til Jabne’el og ud til Middelhavet.

12 Vestgrænsen var Middelhavet.

Kalebs andel

13 Herren havde givet Josva befaling om at overdrage et stykke af Judas territorium til Kaleb. Så han fik lovning på byen Hebron.

14 Senere drev han de tre anakitter, Sheshaj, Ahiman og Talmaj, bort derfra.*

15 Derefter angreb han byen Debir, der tidligere hed Kirjat-Sefer.

16 Kaleb havde forinden sagt: „Den, der indtager Kirjat-Sefer, får min datter Aksa til kone.”

17 Otniel, der var søn af Kalebs bror, Kenaz, erobrede byen og fik som belønning Aksa til kone.

18 Efter brylluppet bad Aksa sin mand om tilladelse til at tage hjem til sin far og bede om et stykke agerjord. Da hun kom derhen og stod af sit æsel, spurgte Kaleb hende: „Hvad kan jeg gøre for dig?”

19 „Velsign mig med en afskedsgave. Du har jo bortgiftet mig til det tørre sydland, så jeg har brug for nogle vandkilder.” Så gav Kaleb hende de øvre og de nedre kilder.

20 Judas stamme fik altså følgende område:

21 Alle byerne, der lå langs Edoms grænse i sydlandet: Kabtze’el, Eder, Jagur,

22 Kina, Dimona, Adada,

23 Kedesh, Hatzor, Jitnan,

24 Zif, Telem, Ba’alot,

25 Hatzor-Hadatta, Kerijjot-Hetzron, som også kaldes Hatzor,

26 Amam, Shema, Molada,

27 Hatzar-Gadda, Heshmon, Bet-Pelet,

28 Hatzar-Shual, Be’ersheba, Bishotja

29 Ba’ala, Ijjim, Esem,

30 Eltolad, Kesil, Horma,

31 Ziklag, Madmanna, Sansanna,

32 Lebaot, Shilhim, Ajin og Rimmon—i alt 29 større byer med tilhørende landsbyer.

33 Judas stamme fik også følgende byer på bakkeskråningerne mod vest: Eshtaol, Zora, Ashna,

34 Zanoa, En-Gannim, Tappuach, Enam,

35 Jarmut, Adullam, Soko, Azeka,

36 Sha’arajim, Aditajim, Gedera og Gederotajim—i alt 14 større byer med tilhørende landsbyer.

37 Desuden fik Judas stamme Senan, Hadasha, Migdal-Gad,

38 Dilan, Mitzpe, Jokte’el,

39 Lakish, Botzkat, Eglon,

40 Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,

41 Gederot, Bet-Dagon, Na’ama og Makkeda—i alt 16 større byer med tilhørende landsbyer.

42 Desuden var der Libna, Eter, Ashan,

43 Jifta, Ashna, Nesib,

44 Keila, Akzib og Maresha—i alt ni større byer med tilhørende landsbyer.

45 Desuden fik de Ekron med småbyer og landsbyer,

46 og på vejen fra Ekron til Middelhavet fik de alle byerne på Ashdodsiden med tilhørende landsbyer,

47 samt selve Ashdod med småbyer og landsbyer, Gaza med de småbyer og landsbyer, der lå langs Middelhavet hele vejen ned til Egyptens Bæk.

48 Judas stamme fik tillige følgende byer i bjerglandet med tilhørende landsbyer: Shamir, Jattir, Soko,

49 Danna, Kirjat-Sanna, som også kaldes Debir,

50 Anab, Eshtemoa, Anim,

51 Goshen, Holon og Gilo—i alt 11 byer med tilhørende landsbyer.

52 De fik også Arab, Duma, Eshan,

53 Janim, Bet-Tappuach, Afek,

54 Humta, Kirjat-Arba, som også kaldes Hebron, og Sior—i alt ni byer med tilhørende landsbyer.

55 Desuden fik de Maon, Karmel, Zif, Jutta,

56 Jizre’el, Jakdam, Zanoa,

57 Kain, Gibea og Timna—i alt 10 byer med tilhørende landsbyer.

58 De fik Halhul, Bet-Zur, Gedor,

59 Ma’arat, Bet-Anot og El-Tekon—i alt seks byer med tilhørende landsbyer. Desuden Tekoa, Efrat, som også kaldes Betlehem, Peor, Etam, Kulon, Tattam, Sores, Kerem, Gallim, Beter og Menoho—i alt 11 byer med tilhørende landsbyer.*

60 Dernæst Kirjat-Ba’al, som også kaldes Kirjat-Jearim, og Rabba, to byer med tilhørende landsbyer.

61 Endelig fik de følgende seks byer med tilhørende landsbyer i ødemarken: Bet-ha-Araba, Middin, Sekaka,

62 Nibshan, saltbyen Ir-ha-Melach og En-Gedi.

63 Men Judas stamme kunne ikke fordrive jebusitterne fra Jerusalem, og derfor bor jebusitterne endnu i dag iblandt dem.

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King James Version

1 This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.

2 And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:

3 And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:

4 From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.

5 And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:

6 And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:

7 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:

8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:

9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:

10 And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

11 And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.

12 And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof . This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.

13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.

14 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.

16 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

18 And it came to pass, as she came unto him , that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?

19 Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.

20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

22 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,

23 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,

24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

25 And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,

26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,

27 And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet,

28 And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,

29 Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,

30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,

31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:

33 And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

34 And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,

35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

36 And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:

37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,

38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

40 And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,

41 And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:

42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,

43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:

45 Ekron, with her towns and her villages:

46 From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:

47 Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof :

48 And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

49 And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir,

50 And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

51 And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:

52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,

53 And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah,

54 And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:

58 Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,

59 And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:

60 Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:

61 In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,

62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.

63 As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.

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